City Centre Infrastructure Upgrades 2017

Each year, as part of the Surrey’s Capital Construction Program, approximately 300 capital infrastructure projects related to transportation, drainage, sewer, and water improvements are constructed in the city. Of these projects this year, the following are set to be completed in City Centre:

Arterial Paving Upgrade

King George Blvd (University Dr to 108 Ave)

Bike Lanes Upgrade

102 Ave (University Dr to 140 St)

New Collector Road

103A Ave (132 St to 133 St) + 103 Ave (University Dr to City Parkway)

New Signalized Intersection

108 Ave & City Parkway

District Energy Network Expansion

Various Locations

Surrey City Energy is an award-winning City-owned district energy utility that supplies high-density residential, commercial and institutional buildings in City Centre with heat and hot water.

The district energy system produces hot water at centralized facilities and then distributes this hot water by way of a dedicated pipe system to heat buildings throughout various City Centre districts. The system uses low GHG-emission energy sources such as:

Street Lighting Upgrade to LED

All roads in City Centre

As part of Surrey’s LED Roadway Lighting Upgrade program which began in 2016, the City Centre will continue to have its street lighting upgraded to a modern LED system in 2017. This new lighting system replaces the current orange coloured ‘high pressure sodium (HPS)’ street lights currently in use both in Surrey, and much of the world, with new white coloured LED lighting that provides superior lighting quality, energy, and cost savings. Surrey will be one of the first cities in Canada to convert its street lighting to LED. The program is to be implemented citywide over the next 5 years.

In addition to the 28,000 streetlight poles in Surrey, there are 9,000 roadway lights installed on BC Hydro power poles. These are owned and maintained by BC Hydro with the City paying an annual lease rate. BC Hydro is currently reviewing conversion of their roadway lights to LED and is expected initiate conversion in 2017.